English: There are a couple of reasons why I chose to paint Mike & Jerry of Penny Arcade as their alter egos Jim Darkmagic and Omin Dran. First of all, I chose to make Mike and Jerry subjects of a painting as they make my list of “celebs” I admire. For me to admire somebody it usually takes that person to be bigger than themselves and to perfectly balance being self-centered (every person on this planet is naturally) and doing something for the community or just people in general with putting out what is so special about you (it being music, painting, acting….you name it). So for example, Mike and Jerry are geeky, very creative people and together they just rock the comedic jpeg-floor. They could easily just go about their business and not look left or right on what’s going on with the people, but they do and very much so. With Pax, Child’s Play and recently StripSearch they do engage with people outside their normal community and make an effort on positively influencing lives. Secondly, Mike and Jerry’s most famous alter egos are of course Gabe and Tycho. I didn’t want to use these alter egos and give them my spin as they are just perfect the way they are and I wouldn’t go near them being afraid I’d spoil it. Thirdly, as I love tabletop games and storytelling, what better way to paint them as their D&D alter egos and giving it my spin just by the way I paint and compose the picture. I have to say, this is one of the bigger projects of the last years and I can’t wait to see the painting finished. Stay tuned for updates on this article as the painting progresses. UPDATE: I painted for pretty much one more hour and now all broader colorings are done. I’m finished with the rougher palette-knife part and the next step is to paint details and give both canvases depth with brushes and pens. UPDATE II: Another part of the painting has been completed. As you can see from the photo and the respective video on my Youtube channel, I started using brushes in order to apply more details and finer color gradients. The advantage in using brushes at this stage is that the layer below could shine through the freshly applied layer of color, if that is what I wanted to happen. The painting will be completed with next week’s fourth and final part. Stay tuned! UPDATE III: It is done! After 2.25 more hours the painting is completed. I did paint the dragon and the swirl in this last step and applied acrylic markers for all details (somewhat more in a cartoony way). All in all it took me 7.25 hours to create the painting.